“There could be another one...” he teased. “Although I think it was a designed as a one-off piece – if enough people push for it, Mike is such a great writer he could do a second series, or three.

“John [Simm, Adrian’s co-star] would be up for it, I would be up for it, for a second mini-run of ‘Trauma’.”

Adrian also floated the idea the series could return, but with a new cast focusing on a different story.

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The ITV thriller also starred John Simm

He said: “Mike could do another series with ‘Trauma’, maybe another situation in a hospital with [a new cast] but he’s clever enough to create something.”

‘Trauma’ told the story of two fathers, Dan Bowker (John Simm) and Jon Allerton (Adrian Lester), whose lives collided when Dan’s 15 year-old son Alex was stabbed and tragically died in the trauma department attended by high-achieving consultant Jon.

Heartbroken and blaming Jon for Alex’s death, Dan went about avenging it, as viewers were forced to question whether Jon had made a mistake during surgery.